A Vampire Without a Resume for 300 Years? “I Just Want a Little Break...”

Some say they can't even remember the last time they opened a resume file. What has grown over time isn't their age, but the gap in their employment history. On the streets at night, it is no longer hard to run into vampires who say they've been "taking a break from work for a while." Among them, one even confessed to not having drafted a new resume for a whopping 300 years.

At first glance, it might look like pure laziness. Living for centuries should mean having an exceptionally impressive career—so why not work? But looking closer into their circumstances, it is hardly something to laugh off. Being unable to stay in one place for long is their tragic fate. An unaging face invites suspicion after just a few years, forcing them to erase their name and background each time, relocate to a new city, and start over from scratch. Careers built with painstaking effort are reset every time alongside their identities. "When I think about writing yet another resume, I honestly don't even want to get out of my coffin," remarked one anonymous vampire—a statement that feels eerily relatable.

In a recent survey conducted within a community, a significant portion of members responded that they have "no immediate plans to seek employment." While their individual reasons differed, the underlying sentiment was strikingly similar: a life where no matter how hard you work, no lasting trace remains, and everything you build must periodically be torn down. Maintaining motivation through such endless repetition is no easy task—even for an immortal.

Thus, the words "I just want a little break" may carry a weight far heavier than any job-seeking burnout known to us. Just as human youth pause to catch their breath after repeated setbacks, perhaps the creatures of the night are simply taking a breath in their own way atop an endless stretch of time. After all, living for eternity doesn't mean every single day can be filled with drive.